Muhammad Ali : The Greatest

In one of his last interviews, Angelo Dundee talks about his days with Muhammad Ali. Filmed at the Muhammad Ali Center on the eve of Ali's 70th birthday celebration. (Jan 14th 2012) Filmed & Edited by Andy Dumas - www.andydumas.ca Angelo Dundee was one of the greatest boxing trainers and cornerman in the world. Best known for his work with Muhammad Ali (1960--1981), he also worked with 15 other world boxing champions, including Sugar Ray Leonard, José Nápoles, George Foreman, Jimmy Ellis, Carmen Basilio, Luis Rodriguez and Willie Pastrano

Some of his famous & humorous interviews

No Soccermatch today but another historical sport event. I Hope you enjoy it :) The Thrilla in Manila is the third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the World, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on October 1, 1975. The bout is often ranked as one of the greatest fights of 20th century boxing, and is the climax to the bitter rivalry between Ali and Frazier over who was the legitimate Heavyweight Champion. That situation came about after Ali was stripped of the title over his refusal to join the armed forces when drafted during the Vietnam war. Some years later after repeated weekly prodding from Ali, Frazier petitioned President Nixon to restore Ali's right to box thereby bringing about the so called Fight of the Century between two undisputed heavyweight champions in 1971. During the whole period between their first and their last face-off in Manila, including the years which preceded the restoration of Ali's right to fight, Ali had used his wit, sharp tongue, and position with the press to take characteristic verbal pot shots at Frazier (as was his practice with all opponents—and which made good copy and controversy) but these became controversial and at times ugly, after his loss in the fight of the Century, and this verbal battery heated the rivalry into new territory. Both boxers battled each other into near incapacity, and Frazier's trainer determined he should stop the bout after the fourteenth round, so the decision went to Ali as a technical knockout (TKO). The early and middle parts of the fight were close, with spectacular ebb and flow, and in the later rounds things gradually swung Ali's way in the scoring for any likely decision. The final match up between Ali and Frazier was ultimately detrimental to the health of both fighters. The first fight in 1971 between these two pugilists went fifteen rounds and the second fight going 12 rounds, which were both similarly hard on the participants. source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrilla_in_Manila Aftermath: Ali: I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him Frazier:Lawdy, Lawdy his a great and mighty champion. I hit him with punches that would have brought down the walls of a city."

Ali vs Ron Lyle Ali finishes like a champ

By Khaled Rawashdeh Jordan - Irbid

Ali showing off his killer footwork

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Classic fight.

Muhammad Ali explains how he knocked out Sonny Liston while being his charismatic self

the build up to Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson's fight as well as full fight highlights

The third part of the last fight in the great career of Floyd Patterson. 1972

Chapter 9 of the When We Were Kings DVD. Muhammad Ali VS George Foreman

Video about the biggest boxing event ever. The legendary Muhammad Ali against George Foreman. Hope you like it. Music: Capone n' Norega - instrumental

http://twitter.com/#!/genghis7 Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 1 "The Fight of the Century" 3/8/1971

Held in between their two other bouts, Fight of the Century and Thrilla in Manila, the fight was considered by many fans and experts the most insignificant fight of their rivalry. But this does not mean the fight itself was insignificant ; quite the contrary: Ali wanted to avenge his loss to Frazier in their first fight, and a world title try at Heavyweight champion George Foreman, who had dethroned Frazier, was at stake. Their first and third fights became part of boxing's lore, but most viewers considered the second fight to be entertaining as well.

Short clip on Ali Frazier before the Thrilla in Manilla

Tribute to the thrilla in Manila, the most brutal boxing fight in history.

Muhammad Ali visits Ennis, County Clare, birthplace of his great-grandfather Abe O'Grady and receives the honour of becoming the first Freeman of Ennis.

an adidas impossible is nothing commerical digitally enhanced with muhammad ali fighting his daughter laila ali

muhammed ali in adidas commercial, "impossible is nothing". other people appearing (Digitally composited) in the commercial are, zinedine zidane, david beckham, haile gebrselassie, ian thorpe, tracy mcgrady, maurice greene and laila ali.